Journal-box



(No Model.) G. P. GODLEY.

JOURNAL BOX.

N0. 563,270. Patented July 7, 1896.

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UNITED A STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE F. GODLEY, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

JOURNAL-BOX.

srnorrrcn'rroiv forming part of Letters Patent No.5ea27o, dated Jul 7,1896. Application filed ma 11, 1895. Serial no. 648,966. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. GoDLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Journal- Boxes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention has reference to journalboXes; and itconsists of featuresfully set forth in the following specification and accompanyingdrawings, forming part thereof.

The object of my invention is to provide a journal-box with an eificientand substantial means to lubricate the same.

It consists in combination with the box of an oil-lifting device havingvalves and adapted to be operated by the jarring motion of the car. Incombination with the lifting device I provide an oil lifting and feedingor distributing device whereby the car-journal is evenly andcontinuously, while in action, supplied with itslubricant. Thisoil-distributing device consists of a plastic or flocculent substanceheld under spring-pressure against the journal diametrically opposite tothe thrust-journal cap or to the cap of the journal through which theweight is carried thereto. I provide this cap with one or morelongitudinal grooves, and one or more oil-carrying ducts carry the oilto these grooves after the same is collected by a recessed edge of thehalf-round cap or box aforesaid.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through my box; Fig. 2, a transversesection, being taken on line 1 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a perspective viewof my thrust-block.

A is the shaft forming the journal. It is immaterial what class ofjournal this may be, whether used as a journal supported by apillar-block, hanger, or car-axle.

O is the thrust-bearing for the journal.

K is the lubricant-block. This block can be made of either a plastic,flocculent, or solid substance. It supports no weight and is subject tono strains or stress except that given ture O is in the base S.

it by the spring J. Its function is merely to hug the journal, that thelubricating liquid is thus continually kept in contact therewith.

L is the holder for the lubricant-block. O is a hole in the said block;0, a hole in the lubricant-block holder and coincidentwith the hole inthe said lubricant-block. This latter hole is reduced in diameter, asshown at 0 at its lower end. The offset thus formed in this hole acts asa seat for the globular valve 19, and the coinciding .holes 0 and 0 forma valve-chamber for the said valve 12.

S is the base of the support for the holder L,or, rather, thesupporting-base for the guide for this holder. The guide proper consistsof anintegral cylindrical lug S A small aper This aperture is beveled onits inner end or edge, and thus is formed the valve-seat for theglobular valve 19. The valve-chamber for the valve 11 is formed by thelower portion of the hole formed by the annular flange S as shown at 19Figs. 1 and 2. A spring J encoils the external face of the annularflange S and is interposed between the upper side of the base S and theunder side of the lubricant-block support L. The bottom of the case Hforms an oil-well, in which are immersed the aforesaid valves and theirconnections, and thus is formed my pump.

'm, Fig. 2, is a longitudinal groove in the journal-box. N is a ductleading thereto, and N is a rounded edge which serves the function ofgathering the oil, and as this rounded edge tapers toward the 1011-gitudinal center of the bearing the oil is gathered and carried towardthe duct N and therethrough, delivered into the groove m, and therebyagain distributed over the rotate ing axle evenly.

I could, of course, use any number of ducts or grooves, and do not limitmyself to the single one shown in the drawings.

H is the dust-shield chamber. Any one of the well-known dust-shieldingsubstances could be used therein.

In practice, the spring J (shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3,) serves to keepthe lubricatingblock K in close impingement with the ournal or axle, andthe jolting or jarring of the said axle, from any cause, will cause thesupport L to yield to the irregularities of motion, and

as the cylindrical valve-retaining lug O is snugly fitted into its guide5 this movement will be in effect a slight vertical reciprocation, andas the respective chambers occupied by the valves 19 and-p are vacuumsWhen not entirely filled with oil the jarring of the holder L incombination with the atmospheric pressure 011 the surface of the oil inthe aforesaid oil-well will alternately open and close the globularvalves 19 and p and thus feed I claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, isi The combination in a j ournal-box of anoilreservoir, athrust-bearing, a lubricant-block, a lubricant-blocksupport, the said block and and its support being provided withcoinciding apertures forming thereby a valve-chamber, a guide andlateral support for said blocksupport having therein a secondaryvalvechamber, valves operatively located in said chambers, and a journaladapted to be impinged by said lubricant-block, whereby the jarring orjolting motion of the car Will automatically actuate the said valves inthe manner and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE F. GODLEY. Witnesses:

HOMER A. HERB, JOSHUA R. MORGAN.

